If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack. —Proverbs 25:28 (GNT)
Over and over, you will hear teachings that encourage us to control our anger. But when you hear these teachings, what comes to your mind? Do you see it as someone trying to control you, or do you see it as wise counsel that must be taken seriously?
One of the things I have noticed over time is that when many people hear such counsel, instead of taking it seriously, they put it aside and say, “You can’t tell me how to live my life.” While that may be true, you can be advised on how to live your life. It doesn’t hurt to take advice that is meant to improve you.
When you are told to control your anger, you must understand the real reason behind it. In our opening text, the Bible says, “If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack” (Proverbs 25:28, GNT). This means that if you cannot control your anger, you are like a city without walls, lacking security or protection.
Anything can easily gain access to such a city. If wild animals come, they will get in. Any car can drive in and park there. Anyone can easily enter the city and do whatever they want because there are no walls or gates to stop them.
This is what happens to the man or woman who cannot control their anger. They are just as helpless. Anything can easily gain access to their lives to destroy or destabilize them. The devil loves people like this because he knows they have no protection.
Even God can’t protect them in that state, because His protection is tied to His instructions. When we keep God’s instructions, we unlock the blessings attached to them. So, when you control your temper, you activate God’s protection, and the devil cannot penetrate your walls. The next time you are tempted to lose your temper, remember these words. Hallelujah!
Today’s Rhema
When you obey God’s instruction to control your temper, you unlock the blessing of His protection!
Confession for the Day
From today, I decree that I am in charge of my emotions. Anger will not get the best of me. I receive the grace to be in charge and to control my anger, in Jesus’ name. Amen!
